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'A flight to quality' – Chelsea tipped to sign more players this summer by former CEO

Originally posted on Chelsea News | By Simon Phillips | Last updated Mar 9, 2026 3:30 AM ET

Chelsea are being tipped to sign more players in the summer transfer market by former Everton CEO Keith Wyness this week.

As we head towards the end of another season now, with the final push coming up for all clubs, they will be starting to think about how they can improve their squads in the summer transfer market – whether that be buying or selling players.

And Wyness believes that Chelsea are going to be in the market looking to add more quality players, but he also says that he thinks they could sell a few of their younger players who they have developed to sell, as part of their recruitment and transfer strategy. He also believes this summer is when we will see whether it has paid off or not, their way of recruiting.

What Wyness has said

Chelsea will have to look at selling players in the summer transfer window and change their transfer strategy to adapt to their financial situation.

That is according to ex-Everton, Aston Villa, and Aberdeen chief executive Keith Wyness, speaking exclusively to Football Insider, after Chelsea made a loss of £355million last season.

Wyness – who served as CEO at Goodison Park between 2004 and 2009 and now runs a football consultancy advising elite clubs – believes Chelsea will still buy players in the summer.

He told Football Insider‘s Inside Track podcast: “It doesn’t mean to say they’re not going to buy. I think they will.

“But they’re going to, I think, we’re going to see a flight to quality. Whereas before, they had a flight to youth. If you look at it, if you follow what I’m saying, they had a lot of development players.

“Now I think they’re going to see if their strategy has worked, and can they sell those players they bought younger? Can they sell them now at a higher price? We’ve got to see. And this is where the market’s going to test themselves. And will there be enough buyers out there?”

Liam Rosenior has been reacting after the Wrexham win on Saturday night, and he spoke about a player who he handed a start to for the first time in a long time, Romeo Lavia, who made a return to play in midfield in tonight’s game.

You can watch probably the most important game that Chelsea scored to bring them back into the game after Josh Acheampong levelled the scores with a smashed finish from close range.

This article first appeared on Chelsea News and was syndicated with permission.

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